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What are healthy CBC numbers?

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Healthy Complete Blood Count (CBC) numbers typically fall within the following ranges:

Red Blood Cells (RBC)

  • Men: 4.7 to 6.1 million cells per microliter (cells/mcL)
  • Women: 4.2 to 5.4 million cells/mcL

Hemoglobin (Hgb)

  • Men: 13.8 to 17.2 grams per deciliter (g/dL)
  • Women: 12.1 to 15.1 g/dL

Hematocrit (Hct)

  • Men: 40.7% to 50.3%
  • Women: 36.1% to 44.3%

White Blood Cells (WBC)

  • Both sexes: 4,500 to 11,000 cells per microliter (cells/mcL)

Platelets

  • Both sexes: 150,000 to 450,000 platelets per microliter (platelets/mcL)

Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV)

  • Both sexes: 80 to 100 femtoliters (fL)

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin (MCH)

  • Both sexes: 27 to 33 picograms (pg)

Mean Corpuscular Hemoglobin Concentration (MCHC)

  • Both sexes: 32 to 36 grams per deciliter (g/dL)

Red Cell Distribution Width (RDW)

  • Both sexes: 11.5% to 14.5%

These ranges can vary slightly depending on the laboratory and the population being tested. 

Further Reading:

  1. American Association for Clinical Chemistry. (n.d.). Complete Blood Count (CBC) - Understand the Test & Your Results. Lab Tests Online. Retrieved from https://www.testing.com/tests/complete-blood-count-cbc/
  2. Merck Manual Professional Version. (n.d.). Normal Laboratory Values. Retrieved from https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/resources/normal-laboratory-values/normal-laboratory-values.